Jays make SURPRISING moves... This is WILD | Toronto Blue Jays News

We have some big news going today. The Toronto Blue Jays have made even more moves this time. One surprising move in particular. And as the Jays continue to make moves and approach opening day, they have made one that not only has big implications going forward, but has now forced the Jays into an impossible decision following new reports, revealing some wild information surrounding who they're going to be selecting for their opening day roster. We're going to break that down as well as break down some comments from Kevin Gausman and others regarding how they're feeling ahead of opening day and some prospects yesterday in the prospect game that went absolutely insane you're going to want to stay tuned to the very end of the video before before you get into it a very quick reminder to hit that subscribe button if you're excited for opening day which is just a few days away now smash the subscribe button now ladies and gentlemen the spring training slowly but surely here coming to an end the jays roster is going to be finalized and i actually suspect that it's going to be finalized here very very soon i expect some more moves to happen today so stay tuned for a potential video if that does happen but they're forced into a very important decision here and let's just start with some moves that happened yesterday and one of them is surprising so Lazaro Estrada was optioned to the buffalo roster which isn't super uh you know surprising but Connor Seibold has been granted his release and is now a free agent and if you've been watching my videos over the past few weeks this is a guy who stood out in spring training a little bit didn't have the greatest numbers but had an increased tick in his fastball there was a whole article made about Connor Seibold from Shy David i he like everyone thought that he would probably have a good chance at making the team but he is now a free agent which means he wasn't going to make the team now he was obviously a non-roster invitee but fans are a little bit we're a little bit surprised by this you can see did not expect him to let Seibold go wow and that's because they've been talking about how they want depth out of the bullpen and Seibold can go multiple innings and now all of a sudden they have multiple decisions to make both on the position player front like Davis Schneider and others who I think Davis is going to make the team but also in even almost bigger news right now the bullpen front and they clearly have a have something in their mind now there's a couple guys that make a ton of sense now that Seabold is gone we can see here from Martin Zwing Seabold had a release clause in his minor league deal that was exercised still in the mix for the final Blue Jays bullpen spot Chase Lee, Adam Macko, Yerry Rodriguez, Spencer Miles and Angel Bastardo adding from outside the organization is always possible too so looking at who's left now Angel Bastardo is a very possible option here for the last bullpen spot. Yerry Rodriguez is familiar if they want to go that route. I mentioned the DFA him a while ago. Adam Macko, the lefty who pitched for Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic, looked pretty, you know, looked good at times for sure. Chase Lee, though, seems like a pretty obvious option as well here. They have some big, big decisions to make. And let's break down a couple of them. So Chase Lee this year in the in-spring training, six and a third innings, zero runs given up with four strikeouts. He looks really, really good. And quite frankly, folks, this is kind of an exciting guy. Now, he's a little bit older. he's in his mid-20s he's 27 years old but he's someone that the Jays have been you know keeping on on their you know radar and they clearly valued him more than Connor Seabold because they wanted to grant or rather they granted Connor Seabold's release but as you look at a report from Mitch Bannon now this was from a couple days ago before they let Lizardo Estrada put him down but with Lauer starting the season in the rotation the Jays have a clear need for length in the bullpen they'll likely carry someone like Lizardo Estrada or Chase Lee at the back of the relief group two players who could get five or more outs but multi-inning outings from Louis Barlin could also ease the burden so it seems like their decision here is going to be Chase Lee which is uh you know i don't hate it uh Angel Bastardo's looked extremely extremely good at the uh you know in spring training thus far and ultimately here folks let me know down below what your thoughts are who you think makes the most sense because we do have the rotation also being announced which we can dive into now briefly Kevin Gausman Dylan Cease Eric Lauer Cody Ponce and Max Scherzer so that is the rotation to start the season so we are getting Eric Lauer and i believe this is an order so we are getting Eric Lauer like we covered yesterday in the opening series against the Athletics and you have Ponce and Scherzer against i believe who i was the Colorado Rockies they played next so i mean things are happening now like the regular season is right around the corner which sounds a little bit crazy but it's kind of the way it is at this juncture because of obviously them making the world series and the jays ultimately going to game seven like the offseason is shorter but there was a report here i'm circling back to who they're going to be taking out of their bullpen which matters a lot with this rotation because of course they're going to need some length feel free to pause and read the whole thing but this is from Shad Vis's article recently it says two spring training games remain and this was from a couple days ago but the Blue Jays are legitimately unsettled about what to do with their final bullpen spot and Schneider said every inning is important and the decision will come down to probably today which is Sunday now Chase Lee obviously has looked really good Connor Seabold who's now released was in consideration you have some other guys here and you know they seem to like Chase Lee you can see there what I really liked was the strike throwing, I like the four seamer at the top of the zone for the broken bat they clearly like Chase Lee so he seems to be the guy and as you look at the bullpen now and what they're looking like I mean you know Chase Lee's gonna be the guy who probably gives you some length you know Angel Bastardo they have two spots now and it's gonna be an interesting intriguing next 24 hours we're probably gonna see a big decision made actually today so if that happens again I'll make a video on it but they also have another decision to make and that's in the position player front where Mitch Bannon goes on to say that Carlos Mendoza who joined the Jays in minor league deal this winter is another depth infielder who has made a good impression posted a near .400 on base percentage in the tigers upper minor league system and the strong play of Mendoza and Kasovich provides Toronto with enough infield depth to risk waving Leo Jimenez who is out of options so folks they might DFA Leo Jimenez in exchange for Mendoza because Josh Kasovich now has officially been sent down but Carlos Mendoza actually made a video covering him super intriguing prospect and i'm not super high on Leo Jimenez at this point he showed last year an inability to hit at the major league level was dealing with injuries he can play some decent defense but this team needs some uh they need some versatility now i'm not saying Davis Schneider is going to be gone or anything like that i think at this point davis schneider is safe though a lot of fans are calling for it they do have a decision to make surrounding davis schneider surrounding some other guys and they'll probably start like i say every video with davis schneider on the team and then ultimately you go from there depending on how he does but uh ultimately here ladies and gentlemen keep an eye out for carlos mendoza as well of the of the toronto blue jays making a strong push with the potential of Leo Amentas being let go so let me know down below what your thoughts are on these roster decisions who you would pick personally but we also had some other impressive uh kind of things happen to keep in mind Josh Casanova was sent down there a couple days ago but let's dive into some prospect stuff because yesterday we saw in jojo parker's pro debut a very good very good debut obviously has increased his OPS to 2000 in his one game sample size which jokes aside he looked really good though laced a single up the middle he had one hit which is 110 miles per hour off the bat which is crazy he also spoke to the media and said that uh and for those unfamiliar jojo parker is the recent first round pick that was the first round pick from the year before last when of course they had that horrible 74 win season i believe it was 74 wins but regardless of that Jojo Parker looks really really solid put on a bunch of muscle from his time since his time in college it looks fantastic and i'm happy for him because it's it's kind of exciting stuff to see these young guys and the Jays have a really good farm system for the first time in a while it's still not amazing amazing but it's slowly getting better we also saw Gage Stanifer play really really good in the spring breakout game three innings zero hits for four K is touching out or topping up and touching almost 98 miles per hour and you can see Keegan Mathesen going on the bottom to say he's the Blue Jays number six prospect that could turn himself into a rotation option by 2027 when Gausman, Bieber, Scherzer and Lauer are free agents so in a year from now we might be talking about a time where it's like Trey Savage, Dylan Cease, Gage Stanifer, and then, of course, you'll get some more guys signed. It's an exciting time to be a Jays fan. I mean, we have baseball coming up. We have some prospects who are looking really good. There's prospects to keep an eye out on the entire season, decisions to be made. It's an exciting time. So let me know down below, what decisions would you folks make? Obviously, Myles Straw is on the team. Nathan Lucas is on the team. Jesus Sanchez, and also Juan Sanchez looked great yesterday. So many moves to be made here, and I'm going to keep you up to date every step of the way, of course. But yeah, Seabold is gone. A little bit surprising on that front. And of course, we'll see now who comes in. Before we wrap up, though, Kevin Gausman. He's saying he's feeling even better than he thought he would. Finished the spring training in his last start with five innings pitched, 78 pitches, 49 for strikes. Folks, baseball's here. If you're excited, smash that subscribe button. You guys are absolute beasts. See you guys later. Cheers.